Recording machine for motor vehicles



March 1, 1932. J STASlNsKl 1,847,989

RECORDING MACHINE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. 16, 1929 I5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 1, 1932. 1 STASlNsK! 1,847,989

RECORDING MACHINE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. 1.6, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 R MM - 559m shaw/f2' ATTORNEY J. STASINSKI March l, 1932.

RECORDING MACHINE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. 16 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 WMZ INVENTOR Patented Mar. l, 1932 k.10eme-rr; s'rnsiNsKI, orfN PHILADELPnra, rnNNsYLVANIA RECORDING MACHINE FOB MQTQR 41 IESEICH-'Els Application mea January 1e', 1929. serial No.-s3 2',-7s7.

The present invention relates to an ini-- proved machine for usevin connection withmotor vehicles for recording4 thenumber. of, miles perhour together withthe time, sothat when a` driver is alleged by an officer tobe traveling beyond' the speed' limit, a printedI "20 sage, means are afforded to print a record as to the speed ofthe vehicle per hour, giving the-hour and minute and the number ofmiles traveled, there beinga governor mechanism usedin conjunction with thefmachine to regu- '25 late the operation.

It is to be understoodI that tl1e particulars herein given are in no way limitative, and` that while still keeping within the scope of the invention, any desired modificationofde* 30 tails and'proportionsmay be made in the construction of the appliance accordingto circumstan'ees.

The'invention comprises further features and combination ofpartsto be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed; In the drawings Figure 1' is a'vertiealsectionalviewthrougli thev improvedv recording'maohine constructed in accordancev of the invention andZ showing the operatingparts. Y Figure 2isa sectional view on line- 2-2of Figurel'.`

Figure 3 is a topplan view of themachine showing thecasing insection.

Figure-4: is an enlargeddetailed view 'of the roll of paper, which contains opposed strips with an intermediate carbon, v fr Figurefis a bottom plan view showing the ratchetzmechanism allowing-'the reel in *5D thee-bottom offthecasingA housing the mecha'- for the present apparatus..

nismfto .be moved'intermittently, as the record sheet travelsy fromianot'hen reel in lthe upperV part of the casing.A ,1 Y 1- L Figureis a detailed perspective view of a. vertically movable .part yzof'ii'thel governor 55, mechanism.` Y y Figure 7 is a detailed perspective view ofi partsof the'printing mechanism.-j

vReferring to the drawings, 1 identies'a. housing, whichilmaybe any size andany shape 60 and. .constrr-uctedz of: any lsuitable metal. The v housing has aV base 2, and belowthe base to-l wardfone end,y anextension housing 3, which 1s integral with the housing 1, is provided. s

Rising from. the'base 21of thehousng 1 65 and secured thereon bythe brackets-tis the Y casing 51of`a clock 6,-,Which maybe of adeslgn and construction :particularly suitable Y vA'braelret 7 is secured to the top of the 70 clock .caslng'l 5 and has a portion 8 over-lying the facel of the'y clockbut" spaced therefrom, and )ournaledin a. bearing of the lower terminal ofev this overhangingV part 8, and: in bearings of. the clock casing are shafts 91an'd 75. 10, the former being withinthe latter, which is inthe form of afsleeve. Only the shaft 9 is inI a bearing of the lower end of the overhanging part 8 of the bracket,k

The shaft 9*where -i-t extendsinto the clock 80 casingfextendsbeyond the shaft 10, andsecured by a lset bolt llonthe end ofthe shaft 9 is `asliirocket; 12, while secured on thetubular or'sleeveshaftl() by means of` a set bolt 13 isa sprocket 14:.v These twosprockets are 85 in. turn connected by: sprocket chainsY 15 and l16 tol thefsprocketsl? and 18, which are in turn secured to the minutevand hour shafts 19an`d'20, the former being mountedwithin the-latter as-shown in Figure 2. The sproek- 9.0 ets 17' and' 18 are se'cured'upon these shafts by the set .bolts 21 and 22.) The minute and liourlshaft's 19and 20'carry the minute; and'liourhands 23 and 24, shown inFigures l and 2, so that as the hands of 195 the clock move due to the operation of the clock, the minute andhour shafts19 and 20Y transmits motion'to I the shafts 9': anda 10 through the 4medium`V of the: sprocket: chains 125'. andffl, thereforetheshafts andi() may Y100 likewise transmit movement to the minute and hour wheels.

Mounted upon the shaft 9 exteriorly of the clock casing is a disc wheel 25, the same being secured by a set bolt 26. This wheel or disc is provided with numerals ranging from 5 to 60, denoting the number of minutes in an hour, while secured on the tubular shaft 10 is a wheel or disc 27 having numerals on its peripheral edge from 1 to 1() inclusive, the wheel 27 being secured by a set bolt 28 on the shaft 10.

In view of the numerals on the periphery of these two wheels 25 and 27 they may be termed minute and hour wheels.

Loose upon the shaft 9'isa disc or wheel 29 having on its periphery numerals ranging approximately from 5 to 75. This wheel is provided for the purpose of printing the number of miles an automobilemay travel, that is the number of miles per minute and' hour.

It is obvious, that while the wheel or disc 29 has numerals ranging from 5 to 75 thereon, it may be Aprovided with a -greater number of numerals, for example'from 5 to 100, it depending entirely upon commercial circumstances regarding the manufacture of this machine.

Projecting from the face ofthe clock'casn ing 5 are shafts or studs 30 and 31, on which reels 32 and 33 are journaled. These reels are of elongated form, in fact like spools and are designed to carry an inking ribbon 34. The fact is the reel or spool 32 is designed to receive the inking ribbon 34 from the roll or reel 33, as the reel or spool 32 rotates.

The reels or spools 32 and 33 have extension sleeves 35 and 36, and movable with the sleeve 35 is a sprocket 37, the latter being secured on the sleeve 35 by means of the set screw 38. A sprocket chain`39 engages about the sprocket 37 and in turn engages about a sprocket 40 on an extension sleeve 41 of a paper reel 42. This paper reel 42 is a type having radial arms to retain the roll of paper or record sheet thereon. This record sheet comprises a strip or ribbon of paper for an original, and a second strip or ribbon of paper inwardly of the first strip or ribbon of paper, in fact inside the first strip; Interposed between the two strips or ribbons of paper is a carbon ribbon of carbon paper 43. The ribbon paper for the origina-l` printing and the one for the carbon printing are identified by the numerals 44 and 45, the latter being within the former, with the carbon ribbon between the two. This arrangement of paper is carried by the reel 42 which is mounted on a shaft 46 mounted in bearings 47 rising from the base 2. Obviously as the record sheet feeds from the reel 42, .the sprocket 40 rotatesA and transmits motion through the medium ofthe chain 39..to the sprocket 37, thereby feeding the inked ribbon from the reel 33 to the reel 32.

The inked ribbon passes over rollers or sleeves 48 and 49, thereby holding the ribbon where the printing is accomplished in a horizontal position or approximately so.

The' reco-rd ribbon or record sheet also passes over rollers or sleeves 50 and 51. The sleeves 48 and 49 and 50 and 51 are jourlnaled upon suitable screw projections 52 and 53, which are carried by the face of the clock casing. The record ribbon of paper comprising the one for the original, and one for the carbon copy, together with the carbon also traveling in a horizontal direction immediately under the inked ribbon, so that when the record sheet is moved toward the wheels or discs 27 an impression of the' numerals on the several wheels will take place upon the sheet for the original and for the inner sheet or ribbon a carbon impression will take pla-ce.

Rising from the base 2 is an upstanding support 54 and journaled on a pin 55 (which is carried by the support) is a rocking beam 56, one end of which is tensioned b-y a spring 57, in order to hold the up-turned end 58 in engagement with a cam 59, which is mounted upon a shaft 60. The cam 59 rotates with the shaft 60 and has a shoulder 61, with which the upturned end 58 of the rocking beam 56 normally engages. Also movable with the shaft 60, (which is journaled in upstanding bearings 62) is a worm wheel 63, which is engaged by a worm 64 fastened at 65 to the shaft 66. This shaft 66 is mounted in a bearing 67 of the base 2, and is prevented from axial movement in one direction by the collar 68 and in the other direction by another collar 69. The low-er end of this shaft connects with a flexible shaft 70, a portion of which is shown in Figure 1.

This flexible shaft is in turn adapted to connect in anysuitable manner (not shown) with the engine drive shaft, so as to derive movement therefrom, in order that the speed of the motor vehicle can be recorded.

The upper end of the shaft 66 carries a conventional typewof governor 71, which comprises a head member 72 fastened with the shaft 66 and carrying the weighted arms 3, which are adapted tov swing outwardly through the medium of centrifugal force. The governor also includes a base 74, which is connected by links 75 with the arms 73.

A supporting bearing 77 is carried by the clock casing for the support of the rocking shaft 78, which is prevented from axial movement by theY collars 79. This rocking shaft has a right angle extending arm 80,

which operates between guides 81, which rise from the base 2, and the extremity of the arm 80 is connected by a link 83 with the base 74 of the governor, so that when the governor operates and 'the base '74 moves upwardly dueto the centrifugal'action of the arms 73 against the action of the spring 84, the shaft 78 rocks, and when it' so moves the arm 85 (which is threaded at" right angles through the shaft 78) moves with the shaft 78. The arm is connected by a link 86 with the mileage wheel or disc 29. In other words the governor constitutes means between the mileage wheel or disc and the power generating means of the motor vehicle to govern the' relation of one to the other, as a record of the mileage per minute and hour is recorded.

A support 87 is mounted upon the base 2, and fulcrumed thereon at 88' is a rocking member 89. This rocking member 89 is fulcrumed in order to loosely balance equally as much on one sideV as on the other. The member 89 at one end has a hammer 90 and a platen plate 91 at its other end. This platen is disposed transversely of the peripheral surfaces of the hour and minute wheels and the mileage wheel, which is under the record ribbons or sheets of paper, while the hammer is opposed toa hammer 92V carried byl one end of the rocking beam 56.

The rocking beam 56 as previously stated is und-er tension of the spring 57, therefore when the worm 64 on the shaft 66 rotates the worin wheel 63k and.l therefore rotates the shaft 60, the cam 59 makes consecutive revolutions. -During each revolution of the cam 59 the up-turned end 58 of the beam 56 rides over the surface of the cam, tilts the beam`56 gradually against the action ofthe' spring 57, moving the hammer 92 away from the hammer 90, therefore when the shoulder 61 of the cam 59 again reaches a point adjacent the upturned end 58, the `spring 57 actuates the beam 56 rapidlyvcausing a hammer blow of the hammer 92 0n thel hammer 90, suddenly tilting the member 89,causing an impression of the designations of the hour and minute together with the mileage to be imparted on the record, at the same time making a carbon of the mileage per hour and minute.

Below the base 2 and in the extension housing 3 depending bearings 93 are supported in any conventional manner, Vand journaled in said bearings is a shaft 94 having a ratchet wheel 95. A reel 96 is connected with the ratchet by means of a sleeve 97, and the record ribbon and its carbon ribbon is designed to transmit from the reel 42 to the reel l96, as the mileage per hour and minute is recorded on the record sheet.

'In order to cause the record sheet to tra-nsmit to the reel 96, the record ribbon passingV through the opening 98 of the base 2, a pawl` 99 pivotally carried by one end of the beam 56 engages with and imparts movement to the ratchet 95, hence rotating the reel 96, and thereby windingV or reeling the record onto the reel 96. The pawl 99 is under tension of a spring 100. A second pawl 101 ten-V sioned by a spring 102 and depending from the base 2 likewise engages with the ratchet .applied in connection with taxi cabs, and in this instance the shaft 66 at its upper end may connect Vin any suitable manner not shown with the price register on the taxi cab, or may connect with the price register on various buses, thereby preventing any over-charge for the mileage, and at the same time affording a record of the amount of mileage per hour and minute, such record adapted for use as evidence against an allegation of an oliicer of law, who may testify that a motorist is operating over the speed limit.

` The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

1. In an apparatus as set forth, the combination, a shaft; means connecting it to a machine the movements of which are to vbe recorded; a-platen pivotallysupported in a casing for the apparatus; said platen having a platen plate at one end and a hammer vat the opposite end; means for impressing a record on a record receiver; means for moving the record receiver between the record impressing' means and the platen plate, and including va ratchet; a tilting element having a hammer at one end in register with and immediately over the first hammer; a device operatively connected with said shaft and in 'cooperative association with the other end of said element for periodically tilting the same and causing its hammer to impart a blow on the first hammer, causing an impression to be imparted to the receiver.

2. In an apparatus as set forth, the combination, a shaft; means connecting it toa machine the movements ofl which are to be recorded; a platen pivotally supported in a casing for the apparatus; said platen having a platen plate at one end and a hammer at the opposite end; means for impressing a record on a record receiver; means for moving the record receiver between the record impressing means and the platen plate, and including a ratchet; a tilting element having a hammer at one end in register with and immediately over the first hammer; a device operatively connected with said shaft and in cooperative association with the other end of said element for periodically tiltingthe same and causing its hammer to impart a blow on the first hammer, causing an impression to be imparted to the receiver, and means suspended from said element and being spring tensioned. and. engaging with the ratchet for imparting a step by step movement to the record receiver.

In testimony whereof he afiiXes his signature. f v

JOSEPH STASINSKI. 

